Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-06-01
ulTY OuUNOIL.


Fixing tho Tax Rsto For tile EnsuIrg
Year-Inczoased to si.7O.
A special meeting of Ooupcil was|
held last evening, which was called to|
orde ct Z 80 O'Clock by President Eckel.
Tse first bcsiDsss transacted was thel
election OF the following inspectors and
nsaipta at inspectors: Stephen Cook was
elected nssiftant inspector OF the Eiev-
euth district In place OF Frank P.
Phnlen, resigned; Francis p. Mellon
Was elected inspector In the Tenth dis
trict In place OF Edmund Mitchell, Jr.,
reslgneG; Peter A. FsRAn was elected
irepector Of the First district in place
Of K. G. Farley, resigned; John Baker
was eli fcted inspector in the Second die
trict; Rsnry W. Ahreps was ole cted as.
sistant Inspector In the Fifst district
In place OF George Carpenter, resigned; I;
Robert FL. Lee was elected assistant in
speotor In the Twelfth district in place
OF William II. Leo, resigned.
Tho president announced that the or
dinance providing for . stand for car.
riages on French street below Front,
and the ordinance for the relief OF pp.
|propris,ion for salaries, had been ap.
proved by the Mayor and are now laws
The miscellsreous payroll, amount
ing to 81, ,942.66 was presented, ard or.
ders drawn In favsr OF the pArties
named.
The Law Committee reported fayora
bly, on en- ordinance making tbs appro
prlAt!ons for 1887 50, and the report was
socspted.
The Street Committee reported IA.
1v "a
versely On communication from the
Board Of Health, asking thas new
schuts be placed over the racc ana q
pond OF water abRted at Market street
on the Brandywine, the reason assigned
being q want OF funds.
Tho same committee reported an crdi
nance authorizing the Wilmington CITY
Passenger Railway Company to erec
poles along the line Of their new roat
for the purpose Of holding wires fo
electric motors for thoir cars. IL wa
read n second time and referred TO tn,
Law Committee.
Mr.. Cham bers offered o resolution
which was adopted, ipstructing tn
clerk Of Council to notify tho Bnltimor
Il Philadelphia Railroad Company h
have @ safety gate erected and mig b
vatcbman stationed at Fourteenth aut
Scott streets at once.
A resolution was also adopted In
structinR tho Street Commissioner I,
have the marble and etoneo belongin,
to John L. Malone, which are now ly
Ing on delaware avenue, near Madieo,
street, removed.
hr Bris0n offered resolution, in
structiDg the Sewer Committee to ad
vertise for proposals to have the eewe
on Market street extended from Thir,
70 Fourth street, and 1t was ad0p.sd.
The PresidenJ then announced tha
tho next busincss in order WAS the con
sideration Of the Mayors veto OF th
ordinance providing for o phy sician o
Tie city hall, and a vots was taken ol
the question:: "Shsll the ordinance be
como law Dotwithntapniae th
Mayors veto." which resulted In 1
nays to 10 ayes. The objection was de
olhrou BIZ stalned.
The ordinance making appropriation
for the fccal year commencing Jul,
LIST. 1887, ard ending June 30th. 1885
was rtac as follows: Interest, $79, SOS. 90
sinking fund, Sl3, $4,000; certificates @
indebtedness, Union National Bank
1885, 900 90; redemption Of loan, S2l,
10000; Board Of Public Education
current expeDses, S97, 500 0c; Board @
Public Education, new schools, $50
600 co; Eject and sewer department,
$50. COO; salaries, e63, 1000; fire depart
nen,, S22, 500; incidental and miscells
neous expenses. $1,000; city election
1888. 81 1000; police department, "a, ,50(
public buildings, "a 500; printing
lt2.bdC; health Of the city, IS o; Ear
commissioners, 81. 900; public squar,
1880; extraordinary appropriation, 50
l726 68 Total appropriations, $537, 49,. @;
Mr.. Moore said that be was under IL
impression that an appropriation woul
be made this year for the removal {
buildings on Vandever avenue, and Il
widening the Sidewalk at Fifth ON
Walnut streets.
Mr.. merris Taylor SAID the only re;
son why there was no appropriate
made TOR this purpose was bscSus
Council would have no jurisdtctio
lover the streets after the lst OF July
he also called attention to the fact tha
There WAS DO appropriation made 70
lamps, and that 1t was the opinion c
the committee that according to the l,av
II was the DUTY OF the com miesion /
L u'Spe w eho AAkhtiAs VA bhO Ilby. wa
thie view Of the mater they mad cor
oluded 10 give them the $85, 900 whic
they asked for.
Mr.. Moore said that he understoo
the committee Was instructed 10 ohtai
the opinion of the City Solicitor, or som
other lawyer, and he wanted to know
shiB hnd been done.
Mr. Merris Tay lor, in reply, said th
City Solicitor had given a verbal opir
lon on the matter, and they had aote
on that. The ordinance waa the
passed. snbjscS to the approval Of th
Mayor.
The following report Was also mad
by the Finance Oom m ittee:
lofty asstssmcnt for 1857 ....... ESQ, ,Sle, $50.
/ school Assessment for lS57...... 81 sec, ,3l9.(
4 tax rate OF 81. so on tho 800 foe
l -city purposes Will reaiize..... 800 S02.
a tax rate Of SO cents on the 500
for school purposes WiiirealiEs lA,sol
II ~--
Total revenus from rLte Of sl.70 6A,8o4.l
Less July ebate......... $500
SErrora, etc................ l00 600